New Arrival

阿久津雅士 Masato Akutsu​益子焼 Mashiko Yaki (Mashiko Ceramics)

Akutsu Masato was born in 1976 and grew up in Mashiko Town, Tochigi, Japan which is famous for Mashiko Pottery. He finished the training course at the Tochigi Prefectural Ceramics Training Center in 1999 and works at the Akutsu Ceramics Studio since 2000. He received Judge’s Special Award in

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鯉江明Akira Koie

Akira Koie (鯉江明) was born in Tokoname in 1978, he got interested in creating pottery when he helped building his father’s kiln. He only uses clay from Tokoname, digs his own clay, make his own glaze and uses his original wood fire kiln. He strives to communicate with clay and fire.

New Arrivals

梶原靖元 Yasumoto Kajihara ​from Karatsu City Saga prefecture

He was born in 1962 in Imari city Saga prefecture. After he graduated at Arita industrial high school department of design, worked at Tarosannoumarugama in Karatsu city. Then he founded own studio in Karatsu city and built Anagama-a hole type kiln in his place.He makes ceramics using the materials that he took out of nature from around his house. He is searching a way of making old Karatsu wares and visit many old Karatsu kilns to study of Karatsu ware.

Antiques

山内駿 Shun Yamauchi

Shun Yamauchi was born in 1984 in kyoto and raised in Miyagi prefecture. He graduated Kyoto Traditional Craft school in 2006. In 2009 he started his studio in kyoto. He was awarded prizes for Kyoto arts and crafts for Tomorrow, Kawakita crafts show, Japan Traditional Crafts show.His pottery style is called Ginkokusai. The Ginkokusai is a method of firing pottery with silver,then scraping it off by both machine and hand. His works are tea ceremony utencils such as tea bowls, Huridashi( candy container), Chaire(matcha powder container) , flower vases and sake drinking vessels.

槇原太郎 Taro Makihara

Taro MakiharaBorn 1977 in HiroshimaGraduated Hida International Craft School and City of Tajimi Pottery Design InstituteAward Mashiko Pottery Exhibition International Pottery Festival MINOStudio in Tajimi city Gifu prefecture

The place he was raised was in the mountains, surrounded by nature.At nighttime, the sky was filled with stars. In retrospect, it was beautiful and something to be proud of, but when he was a child he didn’t understand that, because it was always a given.Even now, for him, there are many things that he doesn’t understand or know. There are many things that he will realize afterwards. While creating his work, he daydreams of things that could be, that cannot be, things that can and cannot be seen.

南部鉄瓶 Nanbu Tetsubin (Iron pot) by 高橋大益 Daieki Takahashi

阿久津雅土 Masato Akutsu

鯉江良二 Ryoji Koie

鯉江明 Akira Koie

畑中圭介 Keisuke lucky hatanaka

New arrivals from japan-Antiques

鯉江明 Akira Koie

​Akira Koie (鯉江明) was born in Tokoname in 1978, he got interested in creating pottery when he helped building his father’s kiln. He only uses clay from Tokoname, digs his own clay, make his own glaze and uses his original wood fire kiln. He strives to communicate with clay and fire.

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Blue Hasami porcelain

小澄正雄 masao kozumi

Masao Kozumi was born in Kumamoto in 1979. After complete his study at Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, he moved to Tokyo and worked in glass studios. He now lives and works in his studio in Gifu. He received numbers of prizes. He uses iron content glass to create his glass wares. They have green tint with antique look.

阿久津雅土 Masato Akutsu

Akutsu Masato was born in 1976 and grew up in Mashiko Town, Tochigi, Japan which is famous for Mashiko Pottery. He finished the training couse at the Tochigi Prefectural Ceramics Training Center in 1999 and works at the Akutsu Ceramics Studio since 2000. He received Judge’s Special Award in Mashiko 4th Annual Pottery Convention.

Noah Bells and Numbered safety pin from Fog linen work

Tea Caddy for tea leaves

New Arrivals:

Silver Plated Ceramics by 山内 駿（京都）Shun Yamauchi (Kyoto)

Just Arrived: Antiques from Japan

Ceramics by 鯉江明 Akira Koie

槙原太郎 Taro Makihara 多治見焼 Tajimi Yaki

Daieki Takahashi was born in Ishinomaki, Iwate. He started studying and working at Nanbu Tetsubin studio when he was 19. After he worked at some studios in Morioka for 14 years, he started his own studio in 2010 in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate.

阿久津雅人 Masato Akutsu

Antiques from Japan!

和箪笥 Japanese Antique Furniture

和硝子 Japanese glassware by 小澄正雄 Masao Kozumi

Masao Kozumi was born in Kumamoto in 1979. After completing his studies at Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, he moved to Tokyo and began working at glass studios. He now lives and works in his studio in Gifu. His glass wares made of iron content glass has won him many prizes. His art is known for green tinting and an antique look.

畑中圭介 Keisuke Hatanaka -Contemporary

Ramen Bowl $20~

阿久津雅人 Ceramics by Masato Akutsu

小畑裕司 Yuji Obata - 有田焼 Arita yaki -Contemporary

小畑裕司 Yuji Obata - 有田焼 Arita yaki

Unlike typical Arita Yaki porcelain production, Yuji Obata takes his time, creates the shape, fires, and paints each product all by himself. He uses flowers, fish, and animals as motives. Many of his pieces are influenced by his life theme, cherry blossoms. He uses a traditional Japanese pigment in pink for his cherry blossoms.